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OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is denying that it told CBC/Radio-Canada to cut its budget by 3.3 per cent, as executives with the public broadcaster have insisted. The Treasury Board, which o...

MONTREAL - CF Montreal has acquired Uruguayan striker Matias Coccaro on a permanent transfer from first-division Argentine club CA Huracan. Montreal signed Coccaro to a three-year contract through the...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is still working out how much dentists will be reimbursed as part of its new dental program, just months before the program is set to start ac...

A free program to help the community learn cultural humility will be offered over the month of February at the North Battleford Library."We're just talking about being sensitive towards different cult...

QUEBEC - Antony Auclair is calling it a career. The Canadian-born tight end announced Wednesday he is retiring from pro football. Auclair, 30, will make it official Thursday at Laval University's Spor...

MONTREAL - A two-year-old Alexis Galarneau made his displeasure clear when his mother pulled a bicycle with training wheels out of the garage for him to ride. If his brothers could cruise on two wheel...

The City of Melfort continues to look for interest in the naming rights of certain municipal facilities.That includes the Northern Lights Palace, and the skate park, soccer fields, ball diamonds, and ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Shanahan's offense is mimicked throughout the NFL as his innovative schemes are utilized by teams throughout the league. His former assistants are spread around the lea...

A community-wide dog cull in La Loche has officially been called off, thanks to the efforts of some passionate volunteers.Wendy Fyrk was among three front line rescue workers who made the six hour dri...

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Barrett says what he calls the "status quo" is not working when it comes to the rules that govern gifts to public office holders. Barrett, his party's ethics critic, s...